The Man from Kangaroo

Name: The Man from Kangaroo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1922-01-01
Duration: 1 h 12 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Rex 'Snowy' Baker, Agnes Vernon, Charles Villiers

1920
1h 12m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Drama

John Harland is a former boxer turned reverend posted to the town of Kangaroo. He falls in love with Muriel, an orphaned heiress, and discovers that her guardian Martin Giles is embezzling h... Read allJohn Harland is a former boxer turned reverend posted to the town of Kangaroo. He falls in love with Muriel, an orphaned heiress, and discovers that her guardian Martin Giles is embezzling her inheritance. Harland earns the ire of parishioners by teaching young boys to box, and G... Read allJohn Harland is a former boxer turned reverend posted to the town of Kangaroo. He falls in love with Muriel, an orphaned heiress, and discovers that her guardian Martin Giles is embezzling her inheritance. Harland earns the ire of parishioners by teaching young boys to box, and Giles manipulates local opinion to have the bishop remove him. Harland rescues a gentleman ... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Ride 'em Stockman!

The difference apparent in the films athlete and wannabe star Snowy Baker made, before and after his trip to the 'States to hob nob with Chaplin and Fairbanks, give some idea of the backward state of the Australian industry.

The talents he brought back to make films at home were less than stellar but they proved to be skilled. In comparison with ENEMIES WITHIN, THE MAN FROM KANGAROO is quite impressive - well chosen angles, great pacing, competent performances, with an appealing heroine and Baker's stunting showcased effectively. He actually does the drop into the saddle from the veranda roof that they send up in HEARTS OF THE WEST here.

The fact that this is a transplanted cowboy movie, complete with punch up parson, cattle rustlers, stage hold-up and frontier main street and the lack of shaded characters removes MAN FROM KANGAROO from serious consideration but it is passable entertainment and easily superior to the work being done around it.